This document provides guidelines for writing a successful project proposal to submit to funding agencies. It outlines prerequisites for applicants such as having relevant publications and demonstrating a project's social or environmental impact. The document recommends visiting funding agency websites and choosing the right funding source. It provides a formatting template for the proposal, including sections for general information, work plan, manpower requirements, and budget estimates with justification. Regularly following the outlined steps and using the specified proposal format will help strengthen applications for research funding.
This document provides guidelines for writing a successful project proposal to submit to funding agencies. It outlines prerequisites for applicants such as having relevant publications and demonstrating a project's social or environmental impact. The document recommends visiting funding agency websites and choosing the right funding source. It provides a formatting template for the proposal, including sections for general information, work plan, manpower requirements, and budget estimates with justification. Regularly following the outlined steps and using the specified proposal format will help strengthen applications for research funding.
This document provides guidelines for writing a successful project proposal to submit to funding agencies. It outlines prerequisites for applicants such as having relevant publications and demonstrating a project's social or environmental impact. The document recommends visiting funding agency websites and choosing the right funding source. It provides a formatting template for the proposal, including sections for general information, work plan, manpower requirements, and budget estimates with justification. Regularly following the outlined steps and using the specified proposal format will help strengthen applications for research funding.
Dr.Padarabinda Samal Prerequisites • Choose your thrust area • Some contribution in that thrust area in terms of publication in refereed journals • Proposal must have social, economical or environmental impact • Detail literature review(National & international level) • Research gap & problem formulation • Objctives • Solution methodologies • Targeted outputs 1.Regular visit to the sites of funding agencies (DST,MNRE,CPRI,AICTE,UGC,etc) 2.Right choice of funding source 3.FORMAT FOR WRITING PROPOSAL GENERAL INFORMATION 1.Title of project 2.Duration of Project(I/II/III Yrs) 3.Brief summary of the project in 200 words 4.Objectives of the project – state briefly, clearly and specifically itemized. 5.Project background – state briefly the background and origin(s) of the idea on which the project proposal is based. 6.Justification for undertaking the proposed project (What specific problem will the project address; how was it identified; how will it be addressed; how does it fit with one or more of the objectives) WORK PLAN 1.Approach, Work Scheme & Methodology 2.Organization of work element. 3.Time schedule of activities giving milestone. 4.Description of the target area, target group (s) along with their current socioeconomic status • -How was the target group identified? Why were they selected? What consultation has been undertaken with the target group in designing the project? • -Who are the direct beneficiaries? How many people are they and how have you determined this number? (Please provide a realistic estimate, e.g. 300 children rather that children in 3 schools, plus a break down by age and gender) • -Who are the indirect (wider) beneficiaries? How many people are they and how have you determined this number? As above please specify absolute numbers if possible. • -Please specify how the project beneficiaries will be involved in the implementation, management and monitoring of the project? PROJECT MANPOWER
• Review of expertise available with the proposed project group/ institution.
BUDGET ESTIMATES 1. State budgetary requirement, both recurring and non-recurring under separate heads. Please give justification for each, one of them of the budget and indicate how arrived at. Estimate gives unit cost as well as consolidated 2. On a single sheet give a summary of the budget outlay. 3. Account of self generated resources and mean. • a)Please state the self generated resources and means, BOTH IN CASH AND KIND, such as cash collected, use of equipment on the loan, manpower, free publicity etc. • b)Mode of utilized and accounting these resources for implementing this project.